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Chorley road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 337 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 1998, and 511 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1997 (375), and casualties fell from 598.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,765 collisions in Chorley.

Collisions in 1998
337
Down 10% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
511
Down 15% on 1997
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 1998

0.9% of collisions in Chorley in 1998 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6118%
  • Slight27381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious7715%
  • Slight43184%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 337, down 10% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025189300
2024220330
2023178247
2022199276
2021205285
2020176267
2019212319
2018241361
2017228330
2016257385
2015241387
2014279425
2013295426
2012277410
2011302492
2010315456
2009280439
2008344544
2007323525
2006343584
2005407664
2004369562
2003321505
2002376572
2001343501
2000293419
1999349540
1998337511
1997375598
1996325484
1995308434
1994326491
1993308454
1992394589
1991401577
1990432641
1989404561
1988357489
1987335466
1986358497
1985335425
1984337454
1983362476
1982376520
1981355476
1980348499
1979430601

When and where crashes happen in Chorley in 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday54 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.3%)
  • February25 (7.4%)
  • March33 (9.8%)
  • April38 (11%)
  • May30 (8.9%)
  • June19 (5.6%)
  • July22 (6.5%)
  • August28 (8.3%)
  • September30 (8.9%)
  • October27 (8%)
  • November29 (8.6%)
  • December28 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight251 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (55%)
  • Wet or damp138 (41%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph163 (48%)
  • 40 mph52 (15%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph61 (18%)
  • 70 mph53 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (20%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant369 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2091 (18%)
  • 21 to 2579 (15%)
  • 26 to 35110 (22%)
  • 36 to 4576 (15%)
  • 46 to 5549 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.5%)
  • Over 7510 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (62%)
  • Passenger165 (32%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car496 (77%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Chorley

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Chorley ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 1998.

Collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 1998

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 1998: 50, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6507319
2ndM6356917
3rdA581222902
4thA49213604
5thB5251182104
6thA674132205
7thM61131900
8thB6228101101
9thA67381203
10thB524871001
11thA67561012
12thB52506901
13thA51064600
14thB62294901
15thB52523300
16thM653301
17thB52462201
18thB52532400
19thB52562500
20thM582200

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 1998

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 99.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 1998

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 1998: 171.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 1998, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years